NATO Science for Peace
project: CP EAP SFP 980859

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The Merits of International Scientific Cooperation as a Means of Addressing Ecological Concerns and Enhancing Economic Opportunities Regarding the Aral Sea.
Patrick Sorgeloos, PhD . Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Gent Belgium)

Current Status of NATO SfP Project # 980859
Gilbert van Stappen, M.S. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Gent Belgium)

NATO Science for Peace Project: Priorities, Objectives, and Structure.
John Beardmore , Ph.D. (School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, UK)

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PROJECT RESULTS

Artemia Population Dynamics
Kakabay Hankuliev, Ph.D. (INVE Aquaculture, Nukus, Uzbekistan)
Brad Marden, M.S. (INVE Technology, Artemia Task Force, Mt. Green, UT, USA)

Aral Sea Hydrochemical Profile
Ilya Magzhanovna Zholdasova , Ph.D. ( Institute of Bioecology of the Karakalpak Branch of the Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Nukus, Uzbekistan)

Zooplankton of the Aral Sea
Iskandar Mirbdullayev , Ph.D. ( Institute of Zoology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

Aral Sea Phytoplankton Population Characteristics and Distribution
Zoya Mustafaeva , M.S. ( Institute of Zoology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

LUNCH BREAK

ARAL SEA WATER BALANCE AND AMU DARYA WATER MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUES OF THE ARAL SEA: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM END-USERS

Jarilkap Tursimbekov, Hakimiyat of Moinaq District, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.

Ubaidulla Nadirkhanov , International Fund of the Aral Sea, GEF Agency, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Nikolai Gorelkin , Hydrological Center, Cabinet of Ministers, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Rukhulla Kurbanov , Scientific Resarch Center for Development of Fisheries, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Fakhritdin Shaunsiev , UNDP Project on Aral Sea

Isotopic Analysis as a Tool for Assessing Nutrient Flow in Aquatic Food Webs.
David Naftz , M.S., Ph.D. United States Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Recent Advances in Bathymetric Techniques for Highly Saline Lakes.
Rob Baskin , Ph.D. United States Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll A and Cyanobacteria Using Digital Satellite Images.
Shane Bradt , Ph.D. Candidate. University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA.

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CONCLUDING REMARKS
Patrick Sorgeloos , Ph.D. Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Gent Belgium)

OPEN DISCUSSION

PRESS INTERVIEW

• Lola Abdullayeva, Institute of Zoology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Umida Umarkhodisaeva, Radio “Yoshlar”, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Aybek Kazbekov, Joint-venture Aral Artemia Company Ltd., Nukus, Uzbekistan
• Polat Reimov , Goskompriroda--State Committee for Nature Protection of Karakalpakstan, Nukus, Uzbekistan
• Bakhretdin Muradov, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan